Differential viral levels and immune gene expression in three stocks of Apis mellifera induced by different numbers of Varroa destructor

• Main Authors: Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong, Lilia I. de Guzman, Matthew R. Tarver, Thomas E. Rinderer, Yanping Chen, Panuwan Chantawannakul
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84949117006&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54068
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. The viral levels and immune responses of Italian honey bees (IHB), Russian honey bees (RHB) and an outcross of Varroa Sensitive Hygienic bees (POL) deliberately infested with one or two foundress Varroa were compared. We found that the Deformed wing virus (DWV) level in IHB inoc...